Half slip



Sept. 23, 1952 BROWN 2,611,133

HALF SLIP Filed April 20, 1950 67 INVENTOR. 56 wmve A. aeaw/v .BY 4 F ezwa;

Patented Sept. 23, 1952 UNITED stares earner OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to new and useful improvements in garments for ladies and, in particular, to an improved undergarment or half-slip.

One of the important objects of the-present invention is to provide an improved ladys undergarment consisting of a skirt or half-slip with a resilient waist portion to securelyencircle the waist of the wearer and having secured thereto hosiery supporting -means.

Heretofore, skirts or half-slips were found to be desirable to be worn with bare midriif dresses or the so-called two piece garments. Especially in summer wear, the practice of providing an exposed waist portion has been exceedingly popular with the cool comfortable features associated therewith. However, it has been necessary to utilize a second undergarment such as a garter belt to provide hose supporting means. This practice required the wearing of an additional undergarment and partially reduced the advantages gained by the use of the aforementioned articles of apparel.

The instant invention eliminates the need for the additional undergarment in that the hose supporting means are integral with the slip.

Another object reside in the provision of a combined half-slip end hose-supporting garment having a resilient waist portion that is constructed partially of lace-like material to provide ventilation and thereby further the comfort of the wearer.

Other ancillary objects will be hereinafter apparent from the following detailed description when read in the light of the drawings in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the garment on the body of a wearer illustrating in dotted line, a portion of the hose supporting means.

Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view of the garment illustrating the features of the invention with a portion opened to show the construction thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blanks used in constructing the garment, with the left-handed lace-' like blank being shown. The right-handed lacelike blank, not shown, is identical to the illustrated blank.

Referring to Fig. 3, the blanks I and II are substantially similar and are provided with linear edges I2, I3 and I4, and I5, I6 and I1 respectively. The edges I2 and I3 of the blank I0, taper inwardly from the lower edge I4 thereof toward the upper linear edges 20 and 2|. Intermediate the edges 20, 2| is a convexly arcuate edge 22.

In a similar manner, blank II has the edges I5, I6 thereof, tapered inwardly from the lower edge'l'l, toward the upper linear edges 23 and. Intermediate the edges 23 and 24 is a convex arcuate edge 25. The curved edge 25 being formed from the arc of a larger circle than the circle from which the arcuate edge 22 was formed.

Adjacent the upper edges of blank I0 is a blank having linear edges 3|, 32, 33, 34 and thereon. The edges 32, 33 taper outwardly from the upper lateral edge 3| toward the lower lateral edges 34 and 35. Intermediat the lower edges 34, 35 is a concave arcuate edge 36.

Adjacent the upper edges of the blank II is a blank having linear edges 4|, 42, 43, 44 and 45. Intermediate the edges 44, 45 is a concave arcuate edge 45.

The lace-like blank 55 is substantially rectangular with linear edges 5|, 52, 53 and 54 thereon. The edge 54 is substantially parallel to edge 52, however, the edge 54 is longer relative thereto andconsequently, the edge 5| is inclined. The blank Fig. 2, has identical dimensions to those of blank 5|].

Adjacent the lower edges I4 and ll of blanks I0 and II respectively are lace blanks 55 and 55. The blank 55 having edges 60, 6|, -62 and 63 thereon and the blank 56 having edges 64,- 65, 66

and 61 thereon. 4 v s I v As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the blanks I5 and II are joined to form a unitary structure, the edges I3 and I5 thereof being joined along the stitch line It and the edges I2 and I6 being joined in a similar manner along the stitch line I The blank 30 may then be secured to the blank III, with the arcuate edges 22 and 36 being joined along the stitch line 12. The edges 34 and 35 are stitched to portions of edges 20, 2| respectively along the stitch lines 13, 14.

In a similar manner blank 40 is joined to blank I the arcuate edge 43 of the former being joined to the arcuate edge 25 of the latter along the stitch line 15. The edges 44, 45 are then secured to portions of the respective edges 23, 24 of the blank |I along stitch lines I6, 11. The lace-like blank 50 may now be inserted. The edge 53 of the blank 50 is joined to the remaining portions of the combined edges 20, 24 along the stitch line I8. The vertical edges 52, 54 are joined to the respective edges 43, 32 along the stitch lines I9 and 80. The edge 53 of blank 50 is joined to the remaining portions of edges 2|, 23 along the stitch line 8| with the vertical edges 52 and 54 thereof joined to the respective edges 33, 42 along the stitch lines 82, 83.

Each of the resilient members 85, provided with conventional hose clips 86 are secured to the stitch lines 13, 14, 16 and 11, the reinforced construction thereof being ample to support the pressures exerted thereon.

To provide a snug-fitting waist, the blanks 30, 40 may have lateral resilient members 90 secured thereto which, when assembled and worn, secure the garment to the hips of the wearer.

The lace blanks 55, 56 are for ornamental purposes and are secured to the lowermost edges of the garment by suitable stitching lines.

Thus, it is obvious that the aforementioned garment will be cool, comfortable and possess utility. The snug-fitting portions, although ventilating, provide a smooth, pleasant appearance.

While one form or embodiment of the invention has been shown and described herein for illustrative purposes, and the construction and arrangement incidental to a specific application thereof have been disclosed and discussed in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the mere details or relative arrangement of parts, nor to its specific embodiment shown herein, but that extensive deviations from the illustrated form or embodiment of the invention may be made without departing from the principles thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A body garment comprising a skirt-like member formed from a plurality of blanks of material including front and rear lower blanks formed with upper and lower edges and with substantially straight, opposed vertical edges which are non-parallel and which are inwardly inclined toward their upper edges and which are joined together to form vertical side seams, the upper edges of said blanks being provided with central, convexly curved arcuate portions and substantially horizontal linear edges extending outwardly from the terminals of the curved portions, a plurality of upper blanks each having central concavely curved lower portions which are joined to the convexly curved arcuate portions of the front and rear blanks and having opposed inwardly inclined vertical edges and substantially horizontal linear lower edges extending outwardly from the terminals of the concavely curved portions which are joined to portions of the former linear edges, a plurality of blanks of lace-like material formed with substantially straight opposed vertical edges and upper and lower edges, the latter being joined 4 to the remaining portions of said former linear edges and having the vertical edges thereof joined to the vertical edges of the upper blanks. and hose supporting means secured to said lower blanks.

2. A garment comprising a skirt-like member formed from a plurality of blanks of material including front and rear lower blanks formed with upper and lower edges and with substantially straight, opposed vertical edges which are non-parallel and which are inwardly inclined toward their upper edges and which are joined together to form vertical side seams, the upper edges of said blanks being provided with central, convexly curved arcuate portions and substantially horizontal linear edges extending outwardly from the terminals of the curved portions, a plurality of upper blanks each having central concavely curved recesses on their lower edges which are joined to the convexly curved arcuate portions of the front and rear blanks and having opposed inwardly inclined vertical edges and substantially horizontal linear lower edges extending outwardly from the terminals of the concavely curved portions which are joined to portions of the former linear edges, a plurality of generally rectangular blanks of resilient lacelike material formed with substantially straight opposed vertical edges and upper and lower edges, the latter being joined to the remaining portions of said former linear edges and whose vertical edges are joined to the vertical edges of the upper blanks, the upper edges of the resilient blanks and the upper blanks forming the upper edges of the garment, and resilient hose supporting means secured to said lower blanks.

IRVING L. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,513,555 Kops Oct. 28, 1924 1,776,199 Sheldon Sept. 16, 1930 2,059,865 Hennessy Nov. 3, 1936 2,088,245 Monroe July 27, 1937 2,335,751 Friedman Nov. 30, 1943 2,503,357 Shelton Apr. 11, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 533,827 Great Britain Feb. 20, 1941 

